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The inevitability of genetic enhancement technologies.

Bioethics - 1 Jan 2004

Baylis Francoise, Robert Jason Scott

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We outline a number of ethical objections to genetic technologies aimed at enhancing human capacities and traits. We then argue that, despite the persuasiveness of some of these objections, they are insufficient to stop the development and use of genetic enhancement technologies. We contend that the inevitability of the technologies results from a particular guiding worldview of humans as masters of the human...

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PMID: 15168695
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2004.00376.x

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